<p>On April 13th, Iran launched over 300 missiles and drones over Israel.&nbsp;&nbsp;While Israel’s missile defensive system was able to mitigate most damage, the attack itself was unprecedented and a frightening development to the international community.&nbsp;&nbsp;When most of us think of modern-day Iran, we think of an oppressive authoritarian regime that suppresses the rights of its people and also deeply hates the West.&nbsp;&nbsp;But how did this situation come to be?&nbsp;&nbsp;Why does Iran hate the West so fiercely?&nbsp;&nbsp;What does Iran want?&nbsp;&nbsp;And how seriously must the Iran problem be taken?&nbsp;&nbsp;There have been concerns over their nuclear weapons program for many years, and now that Iran has launched an attack, how is the world, and Israel, supposed to respond?&nbsp;Mark Dubowitz, a leading world expert on the Iranian threat, joins the podcast. </p><br><p><strong>Mark Dubowitz - </strong>https://www.fdd.org/team/mark-dubowitz/</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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238. Iran - Ideology, Nuclear Capability, and Threat to the West

APR 23, 202465 MIN
Preconceived

238. Iran - Ideology, Nuclear Capability, and Threat to the West

APR 23, 202465 MIN

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<p>On April 13th, Iran launched over 300 missiles and drones over Israel.&nbsp;&nbsp;While Israel’s missile defensive system was able to mitigate most damage, the attack itself was unprecedented and a frightening development to the international community.&nbsp;&nbsp;When most of us think of modern-day Iran, we think of an oppressive authoritarian regime that suppresses the rights of its people and also deeply hates the West.&nbsp;&nbsp;But how did this situation come to be?&nbsp;&nbsp;Why does Iran hate the West so fiercely?&nbsp;&nbsp;What does Iran want?&nbsp;&nbsp;And how seriously must the Iran problem be taken?&nbsp;&nbsp;There have been concerns over their nuclear weapons program for many years, and now that Iran has launched an attack, how is the world, and Israel, supposed to respond?&nbsp;Mark Dubowitz, a leading world expert on the Iranian threat, joins the podcast. </p><br><p><strong>Mark Dubowitz - </strong>https://www.fdd.org/team/mark-dubowitz/</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>